Strategic Emergency Response & Resilience Lead

National Gas Transmission PLC; Warwick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading pension

Annual bonus

Company car

Salary sacrifice scheme

Life assurance & income protection

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing & development

Job summary

National Gas Transmission PLC is seeking an Emergency Response & Resilience Specialist to lead continuity planning and incident readiness within a critical national gas network. The role sits in the Energy Delivery team and collaborates with partners to strengthen resilience across Great Britain.

You will design testing, maintain documentation, and build cross‑sector relationships with emergency services and government bodies while ensuring security clearance and strategic execution.

Qualifications

• Experience in business continuity, resilience or emergency planning within a complex or critical environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels internally and externally.
• Experience developing and maintaining continuity plans and documentation.
• An understanding of the UK resilience framework and best practice approaches.
• The ability to operate at both tactical and strategic levels.
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence working across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Security Clearance
• Degree or equivalent experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain business continuity frameworks aligned to organisational policy and recognised standards.
• Ensure business impact assessments, response plans and continuity documentation are accurate, up to date and fit for purpose.
• Design and deliver testing and exercise programmes to validate resilience plans.
• Build strong relationships with key resilience partners, including emergency services and government bodies.
• Embed best practice in emergency planning and response across the National Control Center (NCC).
• Identify training needs and support capability development for colleagues involved in incident response.

Skills

Business continuity

Resilience

Emergency planning

Stakeholder engagement

Security clearance

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

National Gas Transmission PLC is seeking an Emergency Response & Resilience Specialist to lead continuity planning and incident readiness within a critical national gas network. The role sits in the Energy Delivery team and collaborates with partners to strengthen resilience across Great Britain.

You will design testing, maintain documentation, and build cross‑sector relationships with emergency services and government bodies while ensuring security clearance and strategic execution.